Abendanon, Lucille. The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree. BL 11/1-15/23, SLJ 12/23
Abike-iyimide, Faridah. Where Sleeping Girls Lie. PW 1/8/24
Adia, Jade. Our Shouts Echo. PW 5/13/2024
Aguirre, Jorge. Call Me Iggy. BL 2/1/12024
Ahmed, Samira. This Book Won't Burn. PW 2/26/2024
Akhbari, Parisa. Just Another Epic Love Poem. BCCB 2/24, BL 2/1/12024
Albert, Melissa. The Bad Ones. BL 12/1-15/23.
Alexander, Kwame. Black Star. BL 7/24
Allen, Crystal. Between Two Brothers. K 11/1/23
Ancrum, K. Icarus. PW 12/18/23, BL 2/1/12024, BCCB 5/24
Anderson, John David. Keep It Like a Secret. K 3/15/24
Anderson, V.P. Blood City Rollers. PW 1/29/24
Andrew, Kelly. Your Blood, My Bones. PW 2/5/24
Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Family. BL 5/1/24
Arnold, David. Luminous Beings. BL 7/24
Assan, Alex. Sunhead. BCCB 5/24
Avant-Garde, Zaila. Words are Magic! SLJ 11/23
Baptiste, Bethany. The Poisons We Drink. BL 2/15/24
Bates, Janet Costa. A Week of Shenanigans. SLJ 3/24
Behar, Ruth. Across So Many Seas. PW 11/6/23, SLJ 2/24
Bell, Alex. The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts. K 3/1/24
Blossom, John. The Last Football Player. BL 1/1-15/24
Bovalino, Tori. My Throat an Open Grave. BL 1/1-15/24
Bradley, Kimberly. The Night War. K 2/1/24
Brennan, Linda Crotta. The Selkie's Daughter. SLJ 12/23
Brosgol, Vera. Plain Jane and the Mermaid. PW 2/12/24
Booth, Molly Horton & Stephanie Kate Strohm. King Cheer. BL 2/1/12024
Brown, Erik J. The Only Light Left Burning. BL 5/15/24
Byas, Taylor, Erica Martin, and Amber McBride. Poemhood: Our Black Revival. PW 10/30/23
Callen, Rocky. Crashing into You. BL 6/1-15/24
Callender, Kacen. Infinity Alchemist. PW 11/6/23, BL 1/1-15/24
Cartaya, Pablo. Curveball. BL 5/15/24
Carter, Caela. The World Divided by Piper. BCCB 3/24
Chee, Traci. Kindling. BL 2/1/12024
Cho, Hyeon A. Your Letter. BL 7/24
Choldenko, Gennifer. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. BL 5/1/24, K 5/1/24
Chung, Christine. Viewfinder. K 2/1/24
Clark, Zack Loran & Nick Eliopulos. The Wandering Hour. BL 11/1-15/23
Clement, Gary. K Is in Trouble. BL 2/1/12024
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. One Big Open Sky. K 1/1/24, HB 3/24
Cobel, K. A. Looking for Smoke. PW 3/18/24
Coelho, Joseph. The Boy Lost in the Maze. PW 12/4/23, BL 1/1-15/24, BCCB 1/24
Cole, Kamilah. So Let Them Burn. BL 11/1-15/23
Cole, Olivia A. Ariel Crashes a Train. PW 11/20/23, BL 2/1/12024
Cronn-Mills, Kristin. Rules for Camouflage. BL 5/1/24
Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon: The Graphic Novel. K 6/15/24
Dasnes, Nora. Save Our Forest! BL 7/24
Dassu, A.M. Kicked Out. K 2/15/24
Daywalt, Drew. They Call Me No Sam! BL 5/1/24
De Goldi, Kate. Eddy, Eddy. BL 4/1/24
Des Lauriers, Eva. I Wish You Would. BL 4/1/24
de Souza, Adam. The Gulf. BL 2/1/12024
DiCamillo, Kate. Ferris. K 1/1/24, BL 2/1/12024
DiCamillo, Kate. Orris and Timble: The Beginning. K 5/15/24
Dimopoulos, Elaine. The Perilous Peformance at Milkweed Meadow. K 3/1/24
Doucet, Rashad. Art Club. BL 2/1/12024, SLJ 3/24
Durst, Sarah Beth. Spy Ring. K 5/1/24
Dwyer, Kristin. The Atlas of Us. PW 10/30/23
Easter, Robin. Upstaged. PW 2/26/2024
Ebbeler, Jeffrey. Jerry, Let Me See the Moon. BL 4/1/24
Ebenbach, David. Possible Happiness. BL 7/24
Elhillo, Safia. Bright Red Fruit. PW 11/20/23, BL 1/1-15/24
Emill, Jumata. Wander in the Dark. BL 1/1-15/24
Erb, Calyssa. Maya Plays the Part. PW 12/18/23
Evans, Desiree S. and Saraciea J. Fennell. The Black Girl Survives in This One. PW 2/5/24, BCCB 5/24
Fagan, Deva. A Game of Noctis. BL 2/15/2, K 2/15/24
Fantaskey, Beth. Wires Crossed. K 2/15/24
Faruqi, Saadia. The Partition Project. K 12/15/24, SLJ 1/24
Fernandez, Caroline. Asha and Baz Meet Katia Krafft. SLJ 2/24
Fipps, Lisa. And Then, Boom! PW 2/19/24
Florence, Malanie. The Other Side of Perfect. K 2/15/24
Fong, Debbie. Next Stop. K 1/15/24, BCCB 1/24
Forman, Gayle. Not Nothing. BL 7/24
Frazier, Mona Alvarado. A Bridge Home. BL 5/15/24
Fung, Rosena. Age 16. PW 4/22/24
Gidwitz, Adam. Max in the House of Spies. BL 12/1-15/23, HB 3/24, SLJ 3/24
Gomera-Tavarez, Camille. The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat. BL 1/1-15/24
Goupil, Mylene. Taming Papa. K 5/15/24
Gow, Robin. Gooseberry. BL 4/1/24
Gratz, Alan. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor. BL 1/1-15/24
Green, Simon James. Boy like Me. BL 4/1/24
Greenberg, Isabel. Young Hag and the Witches' Quest. BL 5/15/24, BCCB 6/24
Greenlaw, Rachel. Compass and Blade. BL 2/15/24
Gregson, Marc J. Sky's End. BL 12/1-15/23
Hahn, Erin. Even If It Breaks Your Heart. PW 11/13/24
Hall, Desmond. Better Must Come. BL 6/1-15/24
Hammonds, Jas. Thirsty. PW 2/12/24
Hamza, Nina. Samira's Worst Best Summer. K 4/1/24
Hanaor, Ziggy. The Egg Incident. SLJ 3/24
Hargrave, Kiran Millwood. Leila and the Blue Fox. K 5/15/24
He, Cindy R.X. Perfect Little Monsters. BL 5/1/24
Headen, Sandra. Warrior on the Mound. K 1/15/24, SLJ 1/24
Henderson, Leah & Gary D. Schmidt. A Little Bit super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems. BL 2/15/24
Henry, Steve. Friends Are Fun. SLJ 1/24
Hemnani, Ritu. Lion of the Sky. PW 2/26/2024, K 4/1/24
Hesse, Monica. The Brightwood Code. BCCB
Hiranandani, Veera. Amil and the After. BL 12/1-15/23
Hodge, Rosamund. What Monstrous Gods. PW 12/18/23
Horner, Doogie. The Adventures of Invisible Boy. BL 2/1/12024
Howard, Amalie. Bumps in the Night. PW 11/6/23
Hunsinger, Emma. How it All Ends. PW 5/13/2024
Ireland, Meredith. Emma and the Love Spell. SLJ 1/24
Ichaso, Chelsea. The Summer She Went Missing. PW 1/8/24
Igharo, Jane. With Love, Miss Americanah. BL 6/1-15/24
Isler, Emily Barth. The Color of Sound. PW 12/11/23
Ixta, Carolina. Shut Up, This Is Serious. BL 12/1-15/23
Jackson, Holly. The Reappearance of Rachel Price. PW 2/5/24
Jahren, Hope. Adventures of Mary Jane. BL 5/15/24
Jimenez, Joe. Hot Boy Summer. BL 4/1/24
Johnson, Anna Rose. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry. PW 1/8/24, K 1/15/24
Johnson, Maureen. Death at Morning House. BL 7/24
Kelly, Erin Entrada. Felix Powell, Boy Dog. PW 5/6/24
Kahn, Hena. We Are Big Time. PW 5/13/2024, BL 7/24
Khan, Hena. Drawing Deena. K 12/1/23
Khan, Hena. The Door is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices. SLJ 2/24
Khan, Hiba Noor. Safiyah's War. K 5/15/24
Khan, M.T. Amir and the Jin Princess. K 5/15/24
King, A.S. Pick the Lock. BL 7/24
Khorram, Adib. The Breakup Lists. BL 1/1-15/24
Korman, Gordon. Slugfest. K 11/1/23
Kurimoto, Kengo. Wildful. SLJ 12/23
Kurtz, Scott. Table Titans Club. BL 2/1/12024
Laan, Triinu. John the Skeleton. K 7/1/24
Laird, Elizabeth. The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown. K 4/1/24
Lam, Maple. Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze. K 2/1/24
Landis, Matthew. Capitol Chase. BL 3/1/24
Lapera, Anna. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. BL 2/15/24, SLJ 1/24
Lapinski, L.D. Jamie. K 4/1/24
LaRocca, Rajani. Sona and the Golden Beasts. K 1/15/24, BL 2/15/24
Le, Vanessa. The Last Bloodcarver. PW 12/18/23, BL 2/15/24
Lee, Agnes. 49 Days. BL 2/1/12024
Lee, Wen-yi. The Dark We Know. BL 7/24
Lees, Jordan. The Labyrinth of Lost and Found. BL 4/1/24
Lewers, Nedda. Daughters of the Lamp. K 12/1/23, SLJ 3/24
Lewis, Cicely. Imani Picks Up the Pieces. SLJ 12/23
Lim, AImee. The Spindle of Fate. BCCB 6/24
Lin, Ann Sei. Rebel Skies. BL 2/1/12024
Lincoln, Beth. The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues. K 5/15/24
Lincoln, Christopher. The Night Librarian. PW 4/8/24, K 5/15/24
Lord, Emma. The Getaway List. PW 10/30/23
Lucas, Chad. You Owe Me One, Universe. K 12/1/23
Lukens, F.T. Otherworldly. BL 4/1/24
Lucianovic, Stephanie V.W. Hummingbird Season. K 12/1/23
Lute, Renee Beauregard. Dinner at the Brake Fast. BL 5/1/24
Lyn, Judy I. Song of the Six Realms. PW 1/22/24
Lynch, Chris. Walkin' the Dog. BL 2/1/12024
Lynn, Andrea. Dust Spells. PW 4/22/24
Magoon, Kekla. The Secret Library. PW 2/12/24, K 3/15/24, BCCB 5/24
Magoon, Kekla and Cynthia Leitich Smith. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem. PW 1/8/24, K 1/15/24
Mangie, Bethany. Conditions of a Heart. BL 2/15/24
Marr, Shirley. Countdown to Yesterday. K 4/15/24
Marsh, Katherine. Medusa. PW 11/13/24
Matas, Carol. Zevi Takes the Spotlight. SLJ 2/24
McDermott, Siobhan Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm. BL 2/1/12024
McDonald, Megan. Bunny and Clyde. K 1/15/24
McGhee, Alison. Telephone of the Tree. K 4/1/24, BCCB 4/24
McGinnis, Mindy. Under This Red Rock. BL 3/1/24
McKinney, L.L. Escaping Mr. Rochester. BL 12/1-15/23
McManus, Karen M. Such Charming Liars. BL 5/1/24
Meija, Tehlor Kay. It Happened to Anna. BL 6/1-15/24
Melleby, Nicole. Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine. K 3/15/24
Mendez, Yamile Saied. The Beautiful Game. BL 7/24
Miller, Chanel. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. K 3/15/24
Miller, Kalena. South of Somewhere. K 2/1/24
Miller, Samuel. Dark Parts of the Universe. BL 4/1/24
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn. Eyes Open. BL 2/15/24
Millington, Allie. Olivetti. BL 1/1-15/24, K 2/1/24
Mills, Claudia. The Last Apple Tree. K 4/15/24
Milman, Derek. A Darker Mischief. BL 7/24
Miyakoshi, Akiko. Little Shrew. K 4/1/24
Moraine, Sunny. Your Shadow Half Remains. BL 1/1-15/24
Moreira, Naila. The Monarchs of Winghaven. PW 2/19/24
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Secret of Lillian Velvet. SLJ 12/23
Morris, Jordan. Youth Group. BL 5/15/24
Nayack, Hemant. A Magic Fierce and Bright. BL 6/1-15/24
Nazemian, Abdi. Desert Echoes. BL 7/24
Ness, Patrick. Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody. BL 7/24
Netz, Mo. The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines. PW 12/4/23
Nicholls, Sally. Godfather Death. K 6/15/24
Norton, Preston. The House on Yeet Street. BL 5/1/24
O'Connor, George. Odin. K 1/1/24
Orr, Wendy. Out of the Valley of Horses. K 2/15/24
O'Shaughnessy, Kate. The Wrong Way Home. K 2/1/24, BCCB 4/24
Pacton, Jamie. The Absinthe Underground. PW 11/13/24
Parish, Theo. Homebody. PW 1/29/24
Penn, Farrah. Cancelled. BL 3/1/24
Pilkey, Dav. Influencers. K 2/1/24
Pilkey, Dav. The Scarlet Shedder. K 5/1/24
Poranek, A.B. Where the Dark Stands Still. BCCB 2/24
Porretta, Andi. Ready or Not. PW 4/8/24
Porter, S.E. Projections. BL 1/1-15/24
Porter, Siddell, Magnolia. Tiffany's Griffon. K 6/15/24
Probert, Tim. Lightfall: The Dark Times. K 2/15/24
Quigley, Dawn. Red Bird Danced. PW 3/18/24, K 4/15/24, BL 6/1-15/24
Randall, Christen. The No-Girlfriend Rule. BL 2/15/24
Reedstrom, Kirk. Duck and Moose: Duck Moves In! SLJ 2/24
Reedstrom, Kirk. Duck and Moose: Moose Blasts Off! SLJ 2/24
Reeve, Philip & Sarah McIntyre. Otter Chaos! BL 2/1/12024
Reid-Benta, Zalika. River Mumma. BL 1/1-15/24
Rellihan, Anne. Not the Worst Friend in the World. K 12/1/23, BL 1/1-15/24
Reul, Sarah Lynne. The Fix-Its: Needs Help. K 12/1/23
Rex, Adam. The Story of Gumluck and The Dragon's Eggs: Book Two. K 7/1/24
Ribay, Randy. Everything We Never Had. BL 7/24
Rogers, Shannon C.F. Eighteen Roses. BL 5/15/24
Roman, Dave. Unicorn Boy. PW 1/8/24, SLJ 3/24
Rourke-Mooney, Beck. We Are Mayhem. BL 3/1/24
Royce, Eden. The Creepening of Dogwood House. K 5/15/24
Rundell, Katherine. The Zebra's Great Escape. BL 6/1-15/24
Rundell, Katherine. Impossible Creatures. K 7/1/24
Ryan, Lexi. Beneath These Cursed Stars. BL 6/1-15/24
Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. Kareem Between. K 7/1/24
Saft, Allison. A Fragile Enchantment. PW 10/30/23
Salazar, Aida. Ultraviolet. PW 1/22/24
Scanlon, Liz Garton. Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple. K 5/1/24
Scanlon, Liz Garton. Bibsy Cross and the Bike-a-Thon. K 5/1/24
Schmidt, Gary D. Jupiter Rising. BL 6/1-15/24
Schreiber, Gretchen. Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal. BL 3/1/24
Schu, John. Louder Than Hunger. PW 12/4/23, SLJ 2/24
Schumacher, Ashley. In the Orbit of You. PW 12/11/23
Shukairy, Ream. Six Truths and a Lie. PW 1/8/24
Siddiqui, Maleesha. Any Way You Look. K 3/15/24
SIm, Tara. We Shall Be Monsters. BCCB 6/24
Skye, Jasmine. Daughter of the Bone Forest. BL 2/1/12024
Silvey, Craig. The Underdogs of Upson Downs. K 1/15/24
Smith, Sherri L. Pearl. K 7/1/24, BL 7/24
Snider, Grant. Poetry Comics. PW 12/18/23, K 1/1/24
Spratt, R.A. Hamlet Is Not OK. BL 1/1-15/24
Stecher, Leah. The Things We Miss. PW 2/19/24
Stein, David Ezra. Beaky Barnes and the Devious Duck: A Graphic Novel. K 11/15/23
Steinkellner, Emma. My Extremely Tiny Forest Adventure. K 7/1/24, BL 7/24
Stevens, Robin. Cream Buns and Crime: Tips, Tricks, and Tales from the Detective Society. BL 5/1/24
Stout, Shawn. Anatomy of Lost Things. K 4/15/24
Stridsberg, Sara. We Go to the Park. BL 5/1/24
Sumner, Jamie. Deep Water. BCCB 4/24
Tabor, Corey. Fox versus Fox. SLJ 1/24
Thomas, Aiden. Celestial Monsters. BL 7/24
Thomas, Johanna. The Ghostkeeper. BL 6/1-15/24
Thomas, Klah. Lone Wolf Goes to School. K 7/1/24
Tokuda-Hall, Maggie. The Worst Ronin. BCCB 6/24
Tolcser, Sarah. Majestica. K 5/15/24
Treuer, Anton. Where Wolves Don't Die. BL 5/1/24
Tsong, Jing Jing. Fake Chinese Sounds. K 3/15/24
Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell. Fowl Play. BL 5/1/24
Turk, Mariko. I'll Be Waiting For You. PW 2/5/24
Urana, Kei. Gachiakuta, v.1. BL 2/1/12024
Van Wagenen, Maya. Chronically Dolores. PW 12/4/23, BL 2/1/12024
Varon, Sara. The Case of the Golden Bone. K 4/15/24
Villa, Jonny Garza. Canto Contigo. BL 3/1/24
Voight, Cynthia. When Wishes Were Horses. BL 7/24
Voris, Jenna. Every Time You Hear That Song. PW 1/29/24, BL 4/1/24
Wang, Andrea. Summer at Squee. K 1/15/24
Wang, Jen. Ash's Cabin. BL 6/1-15/24
Wellington, Joelle. The Blonde Dies First. BL 6/1-15/24
Whitley, Jeremy. Navigating with You. BL 7/24
Wibowo, Jes and Cin. Lunar Boy. PW 2/26/2024
Wilde, Jen. Paige Not Found. K 3/1/24
Wilfrid, Karen. Just Lizzie. SLJ 12/23
Williams, Alicia D. Mid-Air. BL 2/15/24, SLJ 3/24
Winston, Sherri. Shark Teeth. BL 12/1-15/23.
Wolo, Mamie. Flying Through Water. K 3/15/24
Yang, Gene Luen. Lunar New Year Story. BL 11/1-11/15/23, bCCB 2/24
Yang, Kelly. Finally Heard. SLJ 2/24
Yu, Mei. Lost & Found: Based on a True Story. SLJ 2/24
Zarr, Sara. Kyra, Just for Today. K 1/1/24
Zayid, Maysoon. Shiny Misfits. K 2/1/24
Zei, Alki. The Wildcat Behind the Glass. K 3/15/24
Zentner, Jeff & Brittany Cavallaro. Sunrise Nights. BL 6/1-15/24
Zhao, Ann. Dear Wendy. PW 1/29/24, BL 4/1/24
1. In identifying “distinguished contribution to American literature,” defined as text, in a book for children,
a. Committee members need to consider the following:
Note: Because the literary qualities to be considered will vary depending on content, the committee need not expect to find excellence in each of the named elements. The book should, however, have distinguished qualities in all of the elements pertinent to it.
b.Committee members must consider excellence of presentation for a child audience.
2. Each book is to be considered as a contribution to American literature. The committee is to make its decision primarily on the text. Other components of a book, such as illustrations, overall design of the book, etc., may be considered when they make the book less effective.
3. The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media (i.e., sound or film equipment) for its enjoyment.
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for literary quality and quality presentation for children. The award is not for didactic content or popularity.